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To: desertsolitaire
Haiti (on the left) - Dominican Republic (on the right) border

Haiti has 4% forest cover

The Dominica Republic has 40% forest cover

The USA by comparison has 30%

10 posted on 09/16/2024 8:35:11 AM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

That is a striking aerial photo. I’m hoping, .....hoping that the barren Haitian side is because all that deforested area is being vigorously farmed with a lot of manual labor to make it productive. And, it looks dry and barren because the lush crops are between seasons.... no?


19 posted on 09/17/2024 8:21:11 AM PDT by desertsolitaire ( Lee Harvey Oswald and the Bands final performance)
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